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Dafne
Dafne is an esolang based on the SATOR square and combinatory logic created by User:Miui.
It shares some similarities (namely ternary encoding) with TernLSB.
Dafne.pgm
P5 #DAFNE 13 18 255 object seed PATER DAFNE NOSON ABRDN RE1TA FR0RF PATEN NDRBA OSTRA ENFAD expand rule [4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,6] [4,2,6,8,4,7,4,2,3] [4,6,4,4,2,8,7,2,4] [4,8,7,4,8,7,4,8,7] [4,4,3,8,2,6,4,2,7] [4,7,2,6,2,8,3,4,7] [4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4] [5,2,7,8,2,3,4,4,6] [6,3,2,4,7,4,8,6,2] [1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4]
execution
- read rule line-by-line
|e.g.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
- multiply {11,10}
||e.g. <[11,20,33,40,55,60,77,80,99][44,40,44,40,44,40,44,40,55,60]>
- map (x10[x],x11[y,z]): replace each digit d with Map₁₀(d) (T, A0, AM, AW, BF, BP, BZ).
|||×11 map: replace each digit d with Map₁₁(d) (V, AF, AQ, BA, BL, BW, CG).
| Wing(0) | ding(AQ) | PF(progflow) |
|---|---|---|
| D | x44 | Decrement accumulator until A0 |
| A | x41 | Accumulate (wings,dings) until (AF,AQ] |
| F | x46 | Flip xy/yx |
| N | y4E | Numerate over/under 10 |
| E | z45 | Execeute BWmod(BZ,CG) |
| b | bd{,-;; | divmod |
| candle | �� |
\x18\x10 |
| candles | "Â@5 �� ���� �� /@" | \x198\x191 |
| d | bdbabe | divmod(rand, pow10) |
| db | dbqb | d(bfi)bcd |
| dialtix/xx/xxxx | (%, 0, P) | \no-op/2.5/3/5 |
| eff | dx | mod |
| H20 | water | H(fall) |
| hydra | $/)//$) | no-op(Flip) |
| Ora | Oname | O(name) |
| pat | DAFNE | rand(B0B) |
| Qu | qbf(i) | brainfuck(instruction) |
| Ra | * | Dafne |
| ra | € | bab |
| RET | ÿ | return |
| TEN | ï| | return|abs(s(.)) |
| tu | trtl | turtle(Q) |
| q | bfc | bf;\\code; |
| WAX | (dabs) | succ(Word) |
| Z4 | xkcd211 | return 4; |
| zk(cd) | RET//chosen by fair dice roll. | cd//guaranteed to be random. |
Bounds
([E, R))
| Ex | D | Mv | Re | rar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Examples
Quine: Deffne
"other" quine: Dafne;ora quine; dbd|define:
xkcd: Random Number zk(cd):\\Rara dpat Dafne Z4
Return the number 420: Hydra define Z420
"Hello, World!": Hydra define Z4dabzï|eff|ello, World!;;
"Dafne Teneten Rationet": bd;hydradasat orare tererit;eff
"SAT ORARE POTENTIA ET OPERA A ROTA SERVANT": DAFNE tenet Ten RATIO net:;\\WAX(dbdbdbdbdbdb);
"sat orare potentia et opera a rota servant": DAFNE tenet Rationeten:;\\Wax(dbdbdbdbdbdb);
etc..